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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Leyton 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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TABLE No. 9.
CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1937.
| DISEASE. | At All Ages | Under 1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 5-10 | 10-15 | 15-20 | 20-35 | 35-45 | 45-65 | 65 and up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | —_ |
| Diphtheria | 161 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 72 | 33 | :i | 16 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 71 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 24 |
| Scarlet Fever | 309 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 146 | 42 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Pemphigus Neon. | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary T.B. | 110 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 14 | 16 | 6 |
| T.B. Others | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Pneumonia | 122 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 31 | 13 |
| Ophthalmia Neon. | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 17 | —_ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | —_ |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — |
| Cerebrospinal Meningitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Enc. Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 35 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 16 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 878 | 17 | 22 | 44 | 33 | 52 | 260 | 94 | 47 | 131 | 50 | 81 | 47 |